Shinichi Morishita
Shinichi Morishita (森下 申一, Morishita Shinichi, born December 28, 1960) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Shinichi Morishita | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 28, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Tokyo University of Agriculture | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1994 | Júbilo Iwata | 243 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 70 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 313 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1991 | Japan | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Morishita was born in Shizuoka on December 28, 1960. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined Japan Soccer League club Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1983. The club won the league champions in 1987/88 and he was selected Best Eleven. He was also selected "Japanese Footballer of the Year awards" in 1987. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league Japan Football League (JFL). The club won the champions in 1992 and the 2nd place in 1993. The club was promoted to J1 League from 1994. He moved to JFL club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1995. In 1995 season, the club won the 2nd place and was promoted J1 League. He retired in 1997. He played 313 games in the league.
On 4 June 1985, Morishita debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia. He also played at 1986 World Cup qualification in 1985. From 1986, he played as regular goalkeeper at 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics qualification in 1987. From 1988, although he deprived of regular goalkeeper by Shigetatsu Matsunaga, he played all matches included Asian Games in 1990. He played 28 games for Japan until 1991.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1983 | Yamaha Motors | JSL Division 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985/86 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986/87 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987/88 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988/89 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989/90 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Football League | 18 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | Football League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |
| 1996 | J1 League | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 313 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 364 | 0 | |
| Total | 313 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 364 | 0 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 0 |
References
- Shinichi Morishita at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shinichi Morishita at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Shinichi Morishita at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Shinichi Morishita at J.League (manager) (in Japanese)
- Shinichi Morishita at National Football Teams.com
- Shinichi Morishita at Soccerway.com
- Shinichi Morishita at FootballDatabase.eu
- Shinichi Morishita at WorldFootball.net
- Shinichi Morishita at Transfermarkt (player)
- Shinichi Morishita at Transfermarkt (manager)